How's Your Mother-in-Law?

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How's Your Mother-in-Law?
Created byChuck Barris
Presented byWink Martindale
Narrated byJohnny Jacobs
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyChuck Barris Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseDecember 4, 1967 (1967-12-04) –
March 1, 1968 (1968-03-01)

How's Your Mother-in-Law? was a comedy game show hosted by Wink Martindale that aired on ABC from December 4, 1967 to March 1, 1968.[1]

The daytime series was produced and created by Chuck Barris during a period which, as he recounted in his autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, had him creating horrible formats due to the success of The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game (he also created The Family Game earlier in 1967).

Gameplay[]

Three mothers-in-law were represented by comedians acting as "defense attorneys". On the first week, the comedians were George Carlin, Richard Dawson, and Larry Storch; the show later included Nipsey Russell, Milt Kamen and Richard Dawson.

After each comedian presented his "case", a "jury" of five unmarried men and five unmarried women picked the mother-in-law they'd most like to have. That mother-in-law received $100. Each woman's son-in-law provided information (usually derogatory) to the comedians before the show.

Episode status[]

Four episodes are held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive – the Premiere, Episode #12 (December 19), and the show's two pilots (titled Here Come the Mothers-in-Law).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ UCLA Archive: How's Your Mother-in-Law?
  • David Schwartz, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock, "The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows," second edition, 1995.
  • Wesley Hyatt, "The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television."

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